(Deming) – Deming schools go above and beyond the requirements to ensure that students are safe and protected while on campus.School Safety and Risk Management Director Benny Jasso said New Mexico Administrative Code requires 12 drills during the school year and most DPS schools at this point have had over 20 and are not yet finished.Jasso went on to explain that the Deming Public School District requires schools perform a minimum of 13 fire drills and six code drills per year. Code drills are the shelter-in-place, evacuation and lockdown drills.Jasso also mentioned that The Deming Police Department provided training on “Work Place Violence” to all school staff during the 2014-15 school year.Jasso credited the district’s good relationships with the Deming Police Department, Luna County Sheriff’s Department, New Mexico State Police and the U.S. Border Patrol for aiding in school safety.Jasso said those entities have made a commitment to the community, and the school district and the district’s children are part of it.All of this training and practice was put to the test at Chaparral Elementary this past December, Jasso explained, when students mistook a substitute for an intruder.The highlight of the day, he said, was that students, staff and emergency responders handled the situation exactly as planned and rehearsed.

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